03 June 2008
WSOP 2008: Event 3 Final Table Still Not Decided
You would have guessed that the fourth largest live poker tournament ever would take a while to get to its conclusion. So it has proved, as the 3,929 player field has been thinned down to just 18.
Spaniard Takes $200,000 Everest Poker Avalanche Jackpot
Ismael Arribas Munoz, 26, from Madrid, became the 2008 Everest Poker Avalanche Champion by outplaying and outlasting competition from four Germans, two French, two Dutch and a Swede for the $1,000,000 Everest Poker tournament.
Virgin Poker Festival hits Nottingham
Following the success of the previous Virgin Poker Festivals in Birmingham and Newcastle, Virgin Poker has announced that the next poker extravaganza will take place at the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Room in Nottingham,
02 June 2008
David Saab Named Champion Of Asian Poker Tour Philippines 2008
An ace in the flop sealed the win for David Saab and the Korean-born Australian walked away as the first champion of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour taking home the US$280,000 first prize.
Medic! Pro Player wins Opening Event at WSOP 2008
The sun is out (well, sort of), the birds are singing, and all is right in the world again as the 2008 edition of the WSOP awarded it’s first bracelet this morning. The $10,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event saw a swarm of the game’s lumi
Team Full Tilt gets even scarier: Antonius joins their ranks!
It might just be the biggest poker signing of the year: Patrik Antonius will now join the elite club of Team Full Tilt which includes fellow poker luminaries; Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bl
Kathy Liebert Joins Team PokerStars
Kathy Liebert, fresh off the back of her third place finish in the opening event at the WSOP 2008, has signed up with Team PokerStars. This will be the second stint with Stars for one of the game’s best female players, and the poker room managed to
30 May 2008
PKR Offer $2,000 Bonus for the Higher Rollers
High-stakes players deserve high-stakes bonuses – if you’ve been grinding your way up from the penny and cent/dollar games to play alongside the best then you want the best bonus money can buy.
PokerStars Set to Give Earthquake Aid
PokerStars have announced two different ways in which some of their thousands of members can do their bit to help the survivors of the devastating earthquake that recently ripped through China.
PokerStars Ban ICM tools
PokerStars announced that using ICM tools while playing on PokerStars will be prohibited. Those of you who want to use the software can still do so, but have to wait until you have logged out of the room before starting up the software.